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(Atlanta) – I’m a carnivore. I love meat beyond explanation. At one point, I got into a heated brawl in a Brazilian restaurant in New York when they refused to serve me lamb shank…

(Atlanta) – Gladys Knight is not just a great iconic singer but she’s a restaurateur now. If you are too young to know who she is, you can Google her or simply ask your parents…

(Atlanta) -  Humbly tucked in a warehouse district in Inman Park, Atlanta, Rathbun is a spectacular hideaway for those meat and seafood lovers alike. It is far from Marta trains and touristy routes; though it is a short drive or taxi ride from hotels in downtown area. Every visit to this food mecca is a [...]

(Atlanta) -  The dining scene in Atlanta is getting hotter and bolder by the minute because of newer, trendy and ingenious restaurants popping up all over the city. And they are getting noticed nationwide through Food Network and Travel Channel.  One of these blazing talk-of-the-town Atlanta restaurants is Two Urban Licks. I did my research [...]

(Atlanta) – During my recent trip to Atlanta, I wanted to re-visit the food places that I frequented when I was still living there. One of the few places where I spent many lunches whenever I come to office in downtown is European Kitchen – a low-key counter-service diner with vague range of dishes but [...]

(Atlanta) – I am not a fan of chain restaurants. They are abundant and ubiquitous. But only a few of them are consistent to the high quality of food wherever city you are. Right after the Sunday project work in Atlanta, we ran out of restaurants to go to for lunch. Not that there is [...]

(Atlanta) – This place was my second home in Atlanta when I was still living there a few years ago. I have been numerous times to this café for afternoon coffee, Sunday tea, brunch, lunch, dinner, pre-party cocktails, late night drink and night cap; so many times I couldn’t count anymore. My friend Cha introduced [...]

(Atlanta) -  I thought I can only find a good tasting Pho in Asian neighborhoods such as Vietnamese rows like Buford in Atlanta, Argyle in Chicago or Chinatown. I was wrong.  Right in downtown Atlanta; a block away from my office; beside the fast food chains and counter service sandwich eateries; there is Dua serving [...]

(Atlanta) – When my trip to Atlanta was confirmed, the first place that I would like to visit is Holeman & Finch.  Food Network featured this place in one of its episodes of “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” for its burger. I am curious how superior their burgers are over the numerous gourmet burger [...]